Shade and curtain-pole fixture.



T. HAFER. SHADE AND OURTAIN POLE FIXTURE.

APPLICIATION FILED D3016. 100B 93 3,249. Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

IN 1' EN TOR I'M/law Hyar IV! YIN/1.518755,

THOMAS HAFER, 0F WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO TARENTUM MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

SHADE AND CURTAIN-POLE FIXTURE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

lntontotl Sept. '7, 1909.

Application filed December 16, 1908. Serial No. 467,778.

To all whom. it may concern:

lit! it known that l, Tnonse lhrnn, e citizen of the United States, residing at VVil lhuhsporlz, in the county of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certnin new and useful lnu'n'ovclnonts in Shade and Curtain-Polo Fixtures; and I do here' by dmlnre the following to he a full, clear and exact tlescription oi the invention, su h us will enable others skilled in the art to which it npprrlains to make and use the Silll'll.

My invention relates to shade and curtain fixtures "for wint'lows and has for its object to provide a fixture capable of quick attachnn-nt to window-frames of different widths and arranged at: the some time to support. the shade-roller and curtain-pole. the entire fixture being quickly put in place and easily removable as it does not, require nails, screws or ot her permanent .fast-enings.

It is sometimes necessary or desirable to suspend the curtain at such :1 distance from the window as to clear a wide window sill, radiator, or other projection, and to arran e the curtain at. such a. distance from t. e shade-roller, that the shade in rolling u or down will not; interfere with or cutting o the curtain or the projecting hem thereof, besides which the projecting of the curtain permits it to be draped artistically or to suit. the taste of the housewife. This may he nccoinplishet'l by means of my improved fixture, in which I provide means whereby the distance of the curtain from the window may be varied to suit. local conditions.

Referring now to the accompanying sheet: of drawings in which like characters refer to like parts throughout ththviews:-Figure 1.

is a front elevation of the upper art of a Window-frame .howing at pair o my improved fixtures in place. Fig. 2 is a. top plan view of the same, a shadeq'oller and a curtain-pole being shown in position. 'Fig. 3 is a. perspective view of one of my fixtures, showing a portion of the s ring attached to the end and the shade-roller support and curtain-pole support in position. Fig. 4 is at similar view of the mate of the fixture shown in Fig. 3, the sprin and the curtainpole support being omitted: Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the curtain-pole suports, one being right-handed and the other {lift-handed. Big-6 isn similar view of the shnderoller support.

In the drawings 1 indicates .he main bracket portions of my improved fixture, two of which are joined by a spring; 2, which holds them in position on tho \riiulmwt'rnme i-l. The s wing J is attached at. either end to an eye l formed in the inner end of the a rm 5 of the fixture.

The body part of the fixture in the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4, consists of three integral arms. of which 5 and ti have their axes horizontal. and 7 has its axis vei'Lit-ul. The arms 5 and 7 lie as closely as possible to the windowlrmne. and (3 stands out. up proximately perpendicular to the some. Arm 7 is provided with Lungs 8 formed in tegrul with the same by punt-hing or its equivalent. 'lhese tongs are forced into the side of the wooden-frame to support. the weight borne by the fixture. The spring 2 by its action lit-cps the lungs embedded in the wood. The oulstuudiug arm (3 is pro vided with a ntunl'wr of holes which consist of a slotted portion 9 and an enlarged portion 10. The outer end 11 of this arm is bent at right angles to the main part and provided with at notch 12 to form a sup port for the curtain-pole holder 13. The edges of the arm 5 are bent over to form lips 14 which hold the shade'rolhn' support 15 in place, but permit it to slide in n horizontal dircrtlon.

As shown host in Fig. (l, the shade-roller support is formed in one piece, the outstanding part 16 being [H.OVHlBd with an oval hole 17 so shaped as to rcreivo the projection on either end of the roller. The purl which is in erted between the lips bl of. the bracket is arched as at 18 to give it a spring action to prevent displacement: while in use. The curtain-pole support 13 is formed with n hooked portion 1!) to hold the pol: and has its inner end reduced in-cross section as at; 20... The end 21 of this reduced portion is bent. to the side npproxinmtly at right an des and slotted at 22. To mount the holder, the outer end is raised and the end 21 inserted in the enlarged hole 1.0 in the arm 6. The holder is then revolved until it rests in the notch 12 and then pulled out, the slot 22 on the holder permitting it to slide into the slotted hole 9 on arm 6 so as to. hold it in position.

The main brackets of my invention and the shade-roller support adjustably mounted therein, are preferably made of sheet metal stamped, pressed and punched into the forms shown.

Although I have shown and described my improvements in considerable detail, I do not wish to be limited to the exact and specilic details shown and described, but may use such substitutions, modifications or equivalents thereof, as are embraced within the scope of my invention or as pointed out in the claims.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters latout is:

1. In a fixture oi the class described, a bracket which consists of an arm adapted to lie in a plane substantially parallel with the plane of the frontsurface of a windowi'rame, an arm adapted to contact with the side of said frame, and an outstanding arm, all integral, the end of the outstanding arm being bent to form a support for a curtainpole holder.

2. in a fixture ot' the class described, a'

bracket which consists of an arm adapted to lie in a plane substantially parallel with the plane of the front surface of a window frame, an arm adapted to contact with the side of said frame, and an outstanding arm, all integral, the end of the outstanding arm being bent and notched to form a support for a curtain-pole holder.

3. In a fixture of the class described, a bracket which consists of an arm adapted to lie in a plane substantially parallel with the alane of the front surface of a windowl ramc, an arm adapted to contact with the side of said frame, tangs projecting from the inner surface of said latter arm, and an on'sanding arm, all. integral, the end of the outstanding arm being bent and notched to i'orm a support for a curtain-pole holder.

4'. In a fixture of the class described, a bracket which consists of an arm adapted to lie in a plane substantially parallel with the plane of the front surface of a windowt'rarne, an arm adapted to contact with the side of said frame, tangs projecting from the inner surface of said latter arm, and an outstanding arm provided. with holes consisting ot a slotted portion and an enlarged portion, all integral, the end of the outstanding arm being bent and notched to form a support for a curtailrpole holder.

and a spring, said brackets each adapted to engage the side of a window-fran'ie, and each consisting of a member adapted to lie in a plane substantially parallel with the front surface of the window, and having a shaderoller support adjust-ably mounted therein, another member at substantially right angles thereto, provided with integral. tangs on its inner surface to engage the sides of the windmv-i'rame. and an outstanding member having its outer end bent and notched to form a support for a curtainloleholder, said members being integral, said brackets being held in place by said spring connecting their adjacent cm s.

In testimony whereof I hereto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS HAFER.

W itnesses EL'MER SEAYEY, WM. J. FITZMAURICE, Jr.

a. The combination of a pair of brackets 

